Open AccessT i LIA : a software package for image analysis of firefly flash patterns
Author(s) -
Konno Junsuke,
HattaOhashi Yoko,
Akiyoshi Ryutaro,
Thancharoen Anchana,
Silalom Somyot,
Sakchoowong Watana,
Yiu Vor,
Ohba Nobuyoshi,
Suzuki Hirobumi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
ecology and evolution
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.17
H-Index - 63
ISSN - 2045-7758
DOI - 10.1002/ece3.2078
Subject(s) - firefly protocol , courtship , software , computer science , tracing , flash (photography) , tilia , signal (programming language) , computer vision , computer graphics (images) , biology , ecology , zoology , programming language , art , visual arts , pollen
As flash signaling patterns of fireflies are species specific, signal‐pattern analysis is important for understanding this system of communication. Here, we present time‐lapse image analysis ( T i LIA ), a free open‐source software package for signal and flight pattern analyses of fireflies that uses video‐recorded image data. Ti LIA enables flight path tracing of individual fireflies and provides frame‐by‐frame coordinates and light intensity data. As an example of Ti LIA capabilities, we demonstrate flash pattern analysis of the fireflies L uciola cruciata and L. lateralis during courtship behavior.